Chicken and Dumpling Casserole

My sister grows her own basil. Her casserole is much better than mine!

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped celery
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 2  teaspoons sugar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon dry basil (my sister uses fresh)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 4  cups chicken broth
• 1 (10 ounce) package  frozen peas
• 4  cups  cubed cooked chicken

• DUMPLINGS

• 2  cups buttermilk biscuit mix
• 2  teaspoons dried basil
• 2⁄3 cup milk

Directions

1. Lightly grease 13x9x2 baking dish.
2. In a large kettle melt butter and saute onions, celery, garlic until tender.
3. Add flour, sugar, salt, basil, pepper and chicken broth.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Boil a minute then add chicken and frozen peas.
6. Pour into previously prepared pan.
7. For dumplings combine biscuit mix, basil and 2/3 cup milk stir until moistened and use fork to drop dumplings onto casserole (12 dumplings) Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 min.
8. cover and bake 10 min more or until dumplings are done.